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60's Gun Series Part II
From a Kodachrome slide. That's me. View full size. Springfield M1903? An ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 06/25/2008 - 11:40pm -

From a Kodachrome slide. That's me. View full size. Springfield M1903?An impressive rifle for a young man. Perhaps a war souvenir from an older relative? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Babe: 1964
... California July, 1964. Babe, Paul Bunyan's better half. Kodachrome slide taken by my dad. That's me in the shocking red sweater, with ... 
 
Posted by rsyung - 07/24/2015 - 8:17pm -

A visit to Trees of Mystery, Klamath, California July, 1964. Babe, Paul Bunyan's better half. Kodachrome slide taken by my dad. That's me in the shocking red sweater, with my mom and little bro. View full size. I was thereI was there a few years earlier with my family. I cherish the memories of the road trips we took. We headed for Northern California and Oregon often, because Dad was in charge of that big old '59 Chevy Nomad wagon! Chevy II wagonMvsman, my dad loaded the family and tons of luggage into a Chevy II wagon! Still don't know how we survived some of those road trips! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Bark for Yosemite Fire Fall
... in 1956 using a Nikon S 35mm camera with a 135mm lens and Kodachrome film. Name of person in photo is unknown. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Sparks - 04/21/2011 - 10:24am -

Pile of bark that will later in the afternoon be set afire with the coals from the fire being pushed over the side just after the sun had gone down to create the famous Yosemite National Park Fire Fall. Photo taken in 1956 using a Nikon S 35mm camera with a 135mm lens and Kodachrome film. Name of person in photo is unknown. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Yellowstone Bear: 1958
Kodachrome slide taken by my grandfather in 1958 during a visit to Yellowstone ... 
 
Posted by JohnZ14 - 08/24/2012 - 9:50pm -

Kodachrome slide taken by my grandfather in 1958 during a visit to Yellowstone National Park. View full size. Armed for BearThe group in a huddle on the driver's side of the vehicle seem extremely concerned, while there are at least 2 people blithely taking photographs. When they got back to Jefferson County, KY, the owners of the car probably talked about their encounter with the bear for many years, if they survived. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Daddy's Oldsmobile
... my wife's initials and touted the 1964 World's Fair. 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size. Nice car! Want! (ShorpyBlog, ... 
 
Posted by Mr Mel - 10/10/2009 - 6:41pm -

My year-old daughter, Robin, at the wheel of my 1963 Olds Starfire at my in-laws' summer place at Sackett Lake, NY. The vanity plate had my wife's initials and touted the 1964 World's Fair. 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size. Nice car!Want! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
California Picnic II: 1959
... his Pop taking the picture. I just love this family. 35 mm Kodachrome. View full size. For the Love of Melmac Aluminum ... 
 
Posted by Deborah - 02/13/2013 - 8:33pm -

Hunts Peach Slices may not be as interesting as Schlitz beer, but in the previously related photo here - the next picnic table over, the question came up as to whether a six pack of Schlitz was enough for the family picnic. I believe this image answers that question and then some. As for that adorable tow-head on the bench - last seen at a family dinner table - he's my husband. In't he cute?? And his Momma (not the blond BTW) is smiling so sweetly at his Pop taking the picture. I just love this family. 35 mm Kodachrome. View full size. For the Love of MelmacAluminum gem-colored tumblers paired with melmac dishes. That was part of the fun of the picnic - getting out the "special" picnic dishes!! And, of course, you had to have the tablecloth and it was also a special one just for use outside. Mom hung on to them all these years and when I found the box tucked away in the garage this summer - it was as if it were 1965 again! This photo does the same thing. Thanks! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Flowers Were Colourful: 1957
... and I inspecting the flowers in the garden. 1957 Kodachrome taken on a farm near Blandinsville, Illinois. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 09/19/2011 - 9:43pm -

Mother (foreground), Grandmother, and I inspecting the flowers in the garden. 1957 Kodachrome taken on a farm near Blandinsville, Illinois. View full size. FreshFantastic set of photos Hank. Amazing to think these are over fifty years old, they look so fresh. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Time for a Drink: 1957
... water. Harry Sr., Hank (striped shirt) and George. 1957 Kodachrome slide taken near Blandinsville, Illinois. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 09/19/2011 - 9:42pm -

The well water had a sweet taste to it and I remember how much I loved it over the chemical taste of city water. Harry Sr., Hank (striped shirt) and George. 1957 Kodachrome slide taken near Blandinsville, Illinois. View full size. Well v. City WaterLove the buzz haircuts!! We ended up being the only house in the neighborhood with well water. It seemed terribly unsophisticated at the time. I don't remember it tasting sweet though. I recall an iron taste. My mother used to have those little paper Dixie cup dispensers in the bathroom and kitchen. Perhaps they interfered with the taste. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Santa Comes for a Visit: 1958
Kodachrome slide taken in December of 1958. Location is in Chicago. I know that ... 
 
Posted by polishprinsezz - 09/16/2011 - 1:42pm -

Kodachrome slide taken in December of 1958. Location is in Chicago. I know that Santa is actually my father's uncle Laddie. View full size. Santa is the stork?It looks like Santa brought a new brother or sister! What this young lady actually wanted was a pony--maybe Santa will exchange Baby for Dobbin? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Christmas)
Car Ferry: 1955
... would end the ferry service. My brother shot this on 35mm Kodachrome. But I was there on the boat with him. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by tterrace - 09/23/2011 - 1:19am -

San Francisco Bay, November 30, 1955. The car ferry Klamath heading west to San Rafael from Richmond. We're on board another one heading east. Looking south from the starboard side of our vessel, we'd see this view of the bridge that, when completed, would end the ferry service. My brother shot this on 35mm Kodachrome. But I was there on the boat with him. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Boats & Bridges, tterrapix)
Tommy Bartlett's Show No. 3
... by my father, Everett Harding, July 1953. Scanned from Kodachrome transparency. Delton Lake Delton Lake is no more for now.The ... 
 
Posted by smaileh - 07/06/2008 - 5:08pm -

Tommy Bartlett's waterskiing show at Wisconsin Dells. This picture is my favorite of the three, and it's the one that breaks one of the first rules of photography--don't take a picture into the sun. Taken by my father, Everett Harding, July 1953. Scanned from Kodachrome transparency. Delton LakeDelton Lake is no more for now.The flooding took out the dike, and the lake flowed into the Wisconsin River. Hope they come back soon! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Provincetown, MA
Ruth Cooper Kodachrome - one of many from the 40s thru the 70s. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by d4xycrq - 02/07/2014 - 7:57pm -

Ruth Cooper Kodachrome - one of many from the 40s thru the 70s. View full size. year?Wondering if anyone know what year this was? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
High Wire Act: 1960
... some fine target practice for the local riflemen. 35mm Kodachrome by William D. Volkmer Daylesford, PA April 8, 1960. View full ... 
 
Posted by prrvet - 03/17/2018 - 12:58pm -

As a management trainee on the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 1950s I was assigned to the overhead catenary inspection car. I always carried a small Retina III in my pocket, so when I told the crew I wanted to take their picture they started hamming it up. No, the wire isn't hot. The pantograph yonder serves as a direct ground to the rail and the inspection car was propelled by diesel. The Supervisor is the fellow farthest from the camera. Those brown porcelain insulators made for some fine target practice for the local riflemen. 35mm Kodachrome by William D. Volkmer Daylesford, PA April 8, 1960. View full size. Thank You, Mr. Volkmer.These views of workaday life on the late great Pennsylvania Railroad are priceless. I'll never forget the first time I rode behind — a pair no less — of GG1s hauling the Broadway out of Harrisburg, back in the early Amtrak days. Once you become aware of their grace and power, you were hooked for life. Do those fellows have their C.T. 290s in their pockets? I see one of the first requirements for the job was to bend up a copper wire to string your sockets on. I grew up in Cleveland many years too late to witness the P1a motors before they were sent off to Grand Central. I used to walk the Cleveland Union Terminal right-of-way often and on one occasion I found a copper "trolley clip" that had lain in the ballast for over 30 years. It is one of my prized possessions. Again, thank you for sharing these wonderful photos. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Aspen, winter 1962-63
35mm Kodachrome slide Is that Moose and squirrel? That is one brave moose and ... 
 
Posted by seri_art - 12/14/2008 - 1:10pm -

35mm Kodachrome slide Is that Moose and squirrel?That is one brave moose and mooslet there under the chair lift. I wonder if they brought their skis or are they just there for the apres-ski events? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Boulevard Motel: 1960
Galveston, Texas - another Kodachrome by my dad, taken in November, 1960. The weather looks ominous. ... 
 
Posted by rsyung - 09/19/2014 - 7:35pm -

Galveston, Texas - another Kodachrome by my dad, taken in November, 1960. The weather looks ominous. View full size. Beautiful locationHow cool it would be to swim in that pool while the waves break in close by. I would imagine the rates were reasonable, even by the standards of the day. A family could be lulled to sleep by the sound of the waves through an open window. A web search shows many lodging places in Galveston right up by the shore. I wonder what became of this one? I couldn't find a match with the name provided. Did a big storm or hurricane perhaps damage or destroy this place? I'm hoping it is still in business, under a different name. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Shiny!
My uncle's new lawn tractor. 1965 Kodachrome. Cutting-Edge That has to be the coolest lawn tractor I've ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 06/29/2008 - 2:16pm -

My uncle's new lawn tractor. 1965 Kodachrome. Cutting-EdgeThat has to be the coolest lawn tractor I've ever seen! My dad had a fairly similar one in '71. Except it was White/Orange and the wheels didn't appear to have hubcaps. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Little Red Caboose: 1967
... when I took this picture on June 4, 1967, when I was 16. Kodachrome, of course! The bridge clearance was marked adequate for most ... 
 
Posted by ctyankeeinma - 09/22/2017 - 6:57pm -

The "Canal Line" railroad bridge in Milldale, Connecticut carried rail traffic over U. S. Route 6-a, the Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. The highway was excavated in 1914 to permit trolleys of the Waterbury & Milldale Tramway to pass under the rails, that track coming by only a few feet from where this was taken. The "Canal Line" railroad approximately followed the course of the old Farmington Canal (1828-1847) from New Haven, Connecticut to Northampton, Massachusetts, and opened in 1848. It has had a number of owners, but was still in the "New Haven" system when I took this picture on June 4, 1967, when I was 16. Kodachrome, of course! The bridge clearance was marked adequate for most big trucks, but was not. The road-bed angles upward on both sides, and drivers unfamiliar with the easy work-around sometimes got seriously stuck under it. I had once seen a brand-new "reefer" truck full of Christmas trees that had wedged and split wide open here. In the 1980's the track grade was raised about two feet as part of the Interstate 691 project, and all rail traffic ceased on the line a couple of years later. Today the bridge is part of a popular rail-trail, which (hopefully) will span the entire 72 miles of the original route, eventually. The self-service Ice House (just right of the packy) endures to this day! View full size. CNI don't know what excites me more: the little red caboose or the sight of two Canadian National freight cars rolling through the USA. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Happy Birthday Aunt Candy
Kodachrome slide of my aunt turning one. Her cousin Sharon to the left and her ... 
 
Posted by polishprinsezz - 08/11/2011 - 8:55am -

Kodachrome slide of my aunt turning one. Her cousin Sharon to the left and her Uncle Laddie to the right. My Grandma and her beautiful smile is 37 years old. Image taken June of 1959 in Chicago Illinois. View full size. ShakersWe had those soft polyethylene salt-and-pepper shakers; used them for outdoor BBQs and camping. Thanks for bringing back a memory! Wise-guy brother is also a plus. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
He's Got the Whole World: 1956
My father took this Kodachrome of me in 1956 in Riverside (now Windsor) Ontario. The tube radio was ... 
 
Posted by Angus J - 10/26/2011 - 4:08pm -

My father took this Kodachrome of me in 1956 in Riverside (now Windsor) Ontario. The tube radio was tuned to 1130 AM, WCAR in Pontiac, Michigan. Also visible on the dial are the Conelrad (Civil Defense) stations, at 640 and 1230 kHz. Every Saturday at noon we heard the air raid sirens being tested in Detroit, just across the river. The red opaque plastic glowed warmly in the dark. The fact that I am holding the globe with Australia in my hand was prophetic - within two years our family had moved there. My favourite song on the radio at this time: "Standing on the Corner" by the Four Lads. View full size. Great picTerrific pic. Thanks for providing. Hope things went well for you all in Oz. Did you stay? Came to love maps about the same age as you - always wanted a globe. Funny how things don't always change. Australia a classic pink bit of the British Commonwealth in '56. Guess Canada was the same. Malaysia and Burma clearly were. Barely an empire to speak of 10 years later. But CHOGM meeting in Perth this week! Cold War comments interesting. Despite best attempts by politicians, most Australians happily managed to tune out of the whole end-of-the-world thing. All too far away; busy eating lotuses. But an American friend tells me how her neck always tingled when the sirens were tested in her city, Hartford. Way different worlds. JP in Sydney (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Active Imaginations
... is probably playing. What imagination! What fun! Kodachrome slide taken in Clinton, Iowa, c.1958. View full size. Still ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 04/27/2012 - 10:12pm -

Here is a picture of younger brother George, and I, playing with our "shared" American Flyer c.1958. The "steam" locomotive and tender cannot be seen, but on the floor you may spot several familiar items: signal bridge, telephone pole, water tower, small trackside tool shed. There are two windmills made of tinker toys, too. We had a cow that would block the track and quickly move out of the way when the train approached. Also in the room, with fanciful wallpaper, note the steam radiator, the peg desk and the record player. Burl Ives' "Bimbo" is probably playing. What imagination! What fun! Kodachrome slide taken in Clinton, Iowa, c.1958. View full size. Still usefulMy kids have that peg desk (with a chalkboard lid). A number of desired Lego kits are currently listed on it. I don't think they've ever seen an actual steam radiator. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Palm Springs Majorette: 1955
... Palm Springs parade in February 1955. I found this 35mm Kodachrome slide in a collection at a swap meet. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Cazzorla - 08/29/2014 - 7:24pm -

At the Palm Springs parade in February 1955. I found this 35mm Kodachrome slide in a collection at a swap meet. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
America's Last Small City Streetcar: 1959
... the closing day ceremonies held June 11, 1960. 35mm Kodachrome slide by William D. Volkmer (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by prrvet - 06/27/2020 - 11:10am -

I took this scene of Main Street in Johnstown, PA on the afternoon of September 6, 1959. The event was a part of the 1959 annual convention of the National Railway Historical Society that included a tour of the city's remaining five streetcar lines. All were slated for conversion to trolley bus the following June. Main Street at the time appeared to be prosperous, but in the ensuing 60 years, Johnstown has been practically rendered a ghost town, having lost its steel industry and suffered a devastating flood. Car 350 is today preserved at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum at Arden, PA. A subsequent submission will depict the closing day ceremonies held June 11, 1960. 35mm Kodachrome slide by William D. Volkmer (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Which end did you say?
... the finer points of getting the pints out of Bossy. 35mm Kodachrome slide, c. 1949, near Blandinsville, Illinois. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 05/10/2010 - 2:01pm -

Two farm boys discussing the finer points of getting the pints out of Bossy. 35mm Kodachrome slide, c. 1949, near Blandinsville, Illinois. View full size. Blue suede shoesThe guy on the right is a snappy dresser. His sweater is very similar to the one your mother wore on washday in 1950. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Grandpa Came to Visit: 1954
Another 35mm Kodachrome slide of my grandparent's visit to NW Chicago in 1954. That is me in ... 
 
Posted by HankHardisty - 05/27/2010 - 9:44am -

Another 35mm Kodachrome slide of my grandparent's visit to NW Chicago in 1954. That is me in his arms. Now I have 3 grandchildren and I know the strong feelings that reside behind that smile. View full size. The GrandsThere's no question, the reward for all the trials and tribulations of parenthood is grandchildren. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Great Society: 1965
... House with my mom and sister posed for the shot in this Kodachrome slide from 1965. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by delworthio - 01/08/2009 - 4:22pm -

It's a fine morning at the White House with my mom and sister posed for the shot in this Kodachrome slide from 1965. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Travel & Vacation)
Broadway by Night: 1950
New York 1950. Kodachrome/Argus C3 camera. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member ... 
 
Posted by mpcdsp - 10/05/2013 - 9:28am -

New York 1950. Kodachrome/Argus C3 camera. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Farm Equipment: 1966
... Farm equipment for sale, Bakerfield, CA June 1966. From a Kodachrome slide, found in thrift store 9-14-2012. View full size. Does ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 09/14/2012 - 9:05pm -

Farm equipment for sale, Bakerfield, CA June 1966. From a Kodachrome slide, found in thrift store 9-14-2012. View full size. Does red equalFarm Alls? I'm not sure. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Fallen Arch, Cheshire, CT - 1967
... I took this picture on June 4, 1967 when I was 16. Kodachrome, of course! View full size. More I heve recently read ... 
 
Posted by ctyankeeinma - 08/01/2018 - 4:56pm -

The "Canal Line" railroad, so-called, was constructed in 1847-8 from New Haven, Connecticut to Northampton, Massachusetts to replace the failed Farmington (later New Haven - Northampton) Canal, running over roughly the same course as the canal. The brownstone arch spans the Tenmile River in Cheshire, Connecticut. In 1987 Interstate 691 was built though this site and the bridge was replaced with a modern banality. Numerous railroads have owned the old line over the years and all rail traffic on this part of the line ceased very soon after its replacement. A rail-trail extension through this area is expected. I took this picture on June 4, 1967 when I was 16. Kodachrome, of course! View full size. MoreI heve recently read that, about 1900, many of the original Canal Line bridges were replaced in order to support heavier trains. It is entirely likely that this was one of the new bridges. The heavy brownstone blocks come from quarries in Portland, Conn., alongside the Connecticut River about 14 miles to the east, from where they can be barged down-stream to Brooklyn, Boston and beyond, for its popular use in the facades of 19th Century town-houses. It would have been (relatively) easy to bring them to New Haven, and straight up the existing rails. About 17,000 years ago, as the glaciers melted back, the Tenmile being a tributary of the larger Quinnipiac River, which at some point had become naturally dammed, in neighboring Meriden, leaving this whole area long under the waters of large Glacial Lake Southington, into which very great quantities of sand and clay were deposited. The presence of rather yielding materials necessitated the use of many driven pilings underneath the supporting structures of area bridges over these rivers. This would have been a LOT easier to do in 1900 than in 1848. I also suspect that considerable track re-grading may have been done along here, to raise the track above occasional contemporary flooding, as the area is rather flat, and an original Farmington Canal culvert over the Tenmile (1828, also a stone arch bridge) acts as an impediment to rapid draining in the area, as does a 1931 concrete arch bridge below that, three arches in a little more than a mile! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Alibi Lounge: 1950s
... seen here and here . One side of a Stereoscopic Kodachrome slide found in a thrift store. View full size. Brass hose ... 
 
Posted by Vintagetvs - 12/16/2016 - 9:19pm -

Facilities include a vintage Wedgewood range in this cabin in Running Springs, California, also seen here and here. One side of a Stereoscopic Kodachrome slide found in a thrift store. View full size. Brass hose nozzleTo the right of the stove, on the brick ledge beside the light switch. Hasn't changed much at all since then. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Easter: 1966
Here is a Kodachrome slide from Easter 1966, yet another backyard photo session that went ... 
 
Posted by Phantasmagoria - 03/06/2015 - 7:51pm -

Here is a Kodachrome slide from Easter 1966, yet another backyard photo session that went awry after a few clicks. My dad never tired of taking shots and my mother never tired of directing the reluctant ensemble. At least we knew we would be rewarded with chocolate after this session. View full size. Great-looking kids It would be fun to take a similar picture today, 50 yrs. later, and compare the two. The smallest boy didn't make any faces. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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